# From Corporate to Creative, with Chaz Bademan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/from-corporate-to-creative-with-chaz-bademan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/from-corporate-to-creative-with-chaz-bademan.md Podcast: [The Work of Warriors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134) Published: 2024-10-18T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a4efab1 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/7a4efab1/516ad070.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/episodes/from-corporate-to-creative-with-chaz-bademan Duration seconds: 4448 ## Resource The entertainment industry rewards performance, pressure, and pushing through. But eventually the nervous system keeps the score. The RED HEART Retreat is a space for high-performing women in high-pressure environments to step out of survival mode, reconnect to themselves, and learn a new way of operating, without losing their edge. Deep nervous system work, honest connection, rest, and emotional freedom. June 4–7 in Ottawa, Illinois. Limited spots remaining. SUMMARY Chaz Bademan shares his journey through mental health struggles, addiction, and recovery. He emphasizes the importance of seeking support and not doing it alone. Chaz's sobriety journey involved adopting the belief that he had an insidious disease that wanted to kill him, which helped him stay sober. However, after a few years of sobriety, he realized he needed to learn to trust himself again. Chaz found healing through practices like yoga, meditation, breathwork, and self-reflection. He also reconnected with himself by prioritizing his own needs and desires. The conversation explores the importance of self-care and personal development in overcoming addiction and finding purpose in life. Chaz shares his journey of recovery and how he has transformed his life through practices such as meditation, breathwork, and therapy. He emphasizes the significance of rewiring the brain and developing a mindset of curiosity and compassion. Chaz also discusses his current projects, including building communities, creating content, and coaching others. The conversation concludes with a message of hope and the reminder that no one is alone in their struggles. KEYWORDS mental health, addiction, recovery, sobriety, support, trust, self-reflection, healing, yoga, meditation, breathwork, self-care, personal development, addict… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/episodes/from-corporate-to-creative-with-chaz-bademan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/from-corporate-to-creative-with-chaz-bademan.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.